JAPANESE FROZEN SHRIMP IMPORTS, AUGUST 2002
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Country of AUGUST JAN. - AUGUST
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M.T. Value M.T. Value
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Republic of Korea 9 20 26 57
North Korea 20 10 24 14
China 2,019 1,502 10,772 8,009
Taiwan 14 14 134 218
Hong Kong 6 11 20 41
Vietnam 3,969 4,065 25,142 23,821
Thailand 1,437 1,616 11,272 13,789
Malaysia 339 457 2,708 3,885
Philippines 643 694 4,473 5,794
Indonesia 5,990 6,788 35,744 42,688
Cambodia - - 26 17
Myanmar 78 796 3,447 3,811
India 4,815 4,896 22,242 22,299
Pakistan 17 21 258 358
Sri Lanka 224 287 1,018 1,332
Bangladesh 298 196 2,069 1,395
Macao 9 16 24 41
Iran - - 176 181
Kuwait - - 111 211
The United Arab Emirates - - 0 0
Iceland 185 111 823 673
Norway 37 11 606 428
Denmark 32 22 512 322
U King - - 6 7
Ireland 1 2 1 3
Spain 11 19 109 123
Italy - - 4 4
Russia 479 415 5,207 4,438
Estonia 11 14 41 47
Latvia - - 0 0
Greenland 528 356 6,400 3,947
Canada 666 748 6,538 4,435
U.S.A. 24 22 139 174
Mexico - - 302 620
Guatemala - - 27 55
Nicaragua - - 158 275
Panama - - 1 1
Colombia 32 44 369 586
Surinam 101 183 849 1,784
Ecuador 137 136 1,021 1,259
Chile - - 20 14
Brazil 142 210 621 904
Uruguay - - 0 0
Argentina 1,029 775 5,814 4,528
Senegal - - 10 1
Canary Islands 5 14 20 55
Nigeria 9 20 27 60
Tanzania 19 19 28 28
Seychel 8 10 49 65
Mozambique 24 19 966 1,175
Madagascar 326 371 1,463 1,699
Australia 580 876 2,296 3,802
Papua New Guinea 110 121 505 588
New Zealand 33 62 411 744
New Caledonia 112 185 389 635
Total 25,249 26,153 155,444 161,466
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M.T. = Metric tons; Value = million yen; - = no imports; 0 = less
than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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